Van Postell, Tactical Medical Lead Instructor for Persys Medical discusses the necessity for officers to become familiar with general medical knowledge and benproficient with simple medical applications, specifically tourniquets.

In this PoliceOneTV video, Betsy Brantner-Smith speaks with Andrew Hinz of TASER Intl. about the medical and technical services they offer. The medical and technical division of TASER works with law enforcement agencies to help them interpret whether or not the device was used properly and to provide them with additional support during investigations.

In this PoliceOneTV video, Betsy Bratner-Smith speaks with Dr. Don Dawes about their medical research in TASER devices. Their goal is to study the devices and make sure when they are used on humans they are safe and to reduce liability to officers.

Senior Officer Joel Lashley discussed one of the critical high risk points in the custodial process of any suspect and that is when they are at a health care facility. He discusses the issues of protecting yourself, the medical personnel and other people who will be at increased risk due to the vulnerability of non-institutional health care providers. This is a subject we rarely think about but can be a matter of life and death if fail to follow some important basics

You never know when a medical emergency will take place while on duty. Dr. Sydney Vail meets with Sgt. Betsy Smith to discuss how carrying a simple medical pack consisting of Quick Clot, gauze, a tournaquette, saline, and band-aids can dramatically effect the outcome of your emergency.